Tuesday, June 30, 2009

How to Use Scrapbook Layout Templates

If you're planning to scrapbook an important event like a wedding or create a chronicle of your families events then it's important to make it look artistic and professional. That's why if you're new to the game it's probably a wise move to consider using scrapbook layout templates.

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Fresh New Wedding Scrapbook Ideas

If you're planning a wedding you should consider creating a scrapbook which can serve as definite and long-lasting chronicle from the very first preparations of the wedding through to the final hours of the wedding reception. To make sure your scrapbook is as beautiful as possible you should probably first research some wedding scrapbook ideas.

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Monday, June 29, 2009

Faithbooking - Six Secrets in Scrapbooking Your Faith

Faithbooking, like any hobby, has privileged information that only the crafter understands. Some of this information may be learned through classes or special faithbooking books. Read on to discover six of those faithbooking secrets.

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Awesome Summer Activity For Children - Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking together will give both you and your children memories you can look back on and remember. Take pictures of each other during your scrapbooking sessions with each other for scrapbooking at another time.

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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Scrapbook Mounting Techniques - A New Look - Try Cleaner, More Versatile Double Sided Tape!

Forget about glues and the mess they bring to your scrapbooking enjoyment. Once you discover how versatile carpet tape is you will use it for all your custom scrapbook stickers and unique mounting needs.

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Saturday, June 27, 2009

Free Beginner's Guide to Scrapbooking That You Can't Live Without

Starting a scrapbook is super fun but at the same time it can be overwhelming because you haven't a clue as to what comes first... What should you buy, how many of this or that...? I used to put scrapbook layouts together with glitter-that was so 1st grade. Once I figured out a more appropriate way to do things, the "glitter" days were thankfully-over.

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Friday, June 26, 2009

The ABCs of Making a Cherished Memory Book

This article is about how anyone can create a beautiful memory book. It does not have to be complicated or expensive. Take some pictures and a few other items and let the creativity flow.

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The History of Scrapbooking

These days, so many things are going digital and so you have digital scrapbooks too. They are proving very popular and there are stunning digital scrapbooking ideas out there. Learn more about this fascinating hobby.

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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Digital Scrapbooking Business - What's Stopping You?

A digital scrapbooking business you can run from home is appealing for lots of reasons but do you also feel you have a few hurdles to overcome? Well I don't want to be rude but they're mostly in your head you know. In fact when you look at it sensibly there's really nothing to stop you!

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Digital Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking is a fun activity for people of all ages and classes which allows you to store photos or otherwise interesting pictures in an album and then you attach a comment that matches the mood captured on the photo. This way, you are able to keep memories alive and to remember people who meant a lot to you. Nowadays there are newer and more exciting ways of doing scrapbooking and this is the digital scrapbooking.

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Family Memories Scrapbook

For going back into ancestors in your family, you may want to make copies of some of their photos. This will keep the originals in good shape and you will still have a photo for your scrapbook.

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5 Favorite Scrapbook Journaling Tips

While writing your scrapbook journaling isn't usually very hard for many scrappers (most of us have a lot to say already)...it can be difficult to get everything just the way you want it on your pages. So here are 5 of my favorite scrapbook journaling tips you can use to make sure you get your thoughts down how you want them.

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Cricut Cartridge Ideas

Today, there are about 75 distinctive cartridges and about 1000 common cartridges available on the market according to a recent estimate conducted in the United States. This article helps you get the best ideas out of your Cricut Cartridges.

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The Pazzles Inspiration Cutter - Why it is a Great Scrapbooking Die Cutting Machine!

The Pazzles Inspiration Die Cutting Machine get nothing but rave reviews, so why aren't we all using it? The Pazzles die cutter does a wonderful job and has been compared by many as being far superior to the ubiquitous Cricut Machine.

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Monday, June 22, 2009

Scrapbook Business - Profit From Your Knowledge

If you want to get into the scrapbook business - and why wouldn't you - there are more ways to make money than just selling your scrapbooks. For a start, have you ever considered how valuable your knowledge is?

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Digital Scrapbooking Business - Talk About Awesome Profitability!

OK, before we get carried away, setting up your digital scrapbooking business will require some work and is not some kind of rubbish "get-rich-quick" scheme. Having said that, if you examine the profitability you might well be astonished.

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Sunday, June 21, 2009

How to Use Ink and Paint With Your Brayer

Do you have a brayer in your scrap book stash but haven't used it yet? Would you like to know some of the ways to use it to create your own unique backgrounds for your scrap book pages or cards?

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Saturday, June 20, 2009

7 Ways to Find Free Or Discounted Scrapbooking Supplies

There is a wealth of scrapbooking layout supplies out there and more being invented every day. But the cost of these things can mount up pretty quickly and so here is a list of tips for making your scrapbooking budget go a lot further.

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Friday, June 19, 2009

Family Tree Scrapbooking

A wonderful combination of hobbies is when you mix your interest in family history and genealogy with a passion for scrapbooking. Both hobbies are rapidly increasing in popularity and a creative combing of the two makes for a really fascinating pastime.

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What in the World Are Rubber Stamps?

Have you ever made a scrapbook? How about an arts and crafts project in school when you were a kid? Have you ever seen your kids do these and other activities? If so, then you've probably used rubber stamps before. Most people don't really think much of rubber stamps, but they can be great tools to use for your arts and crafts project, either for you or your children.

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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Cricut Expression - Express Your Creativity

The Cricut Expression is one of the strongest lines of products under Cricut. Sponsoring some of the most creative ideas in paper crafting designs, Cricut Expression is able to turn amateur hands into that of a professional's. A lot of people are thrilled about the line simply because of the extraordinary cutting machines that allow brilliant designs to be done in just a few minutes.

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The Top 8 Most Important Scrapbooking Materials

People who plan what needs to be bought for a certain action tend to manage things easier than people who don't plan ahead. The same thing applies for scrapbooks. When you need to buy the materials you should make a plan with the materials you will need for your desired theme otherwise you will regret when you will reach home from shopping and notice that you don't have everything you need. In this article, we want to show which are the most important things that you need to have before you start making your scrapbook.

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

How to Create a Scrapbook - Tips and Hints

Have you ever thought of how you can save and preserve all those special memories of life? For many years, people have been using scrapbooks as a way to capture and spotlight special events, family vacation, moments in life and much more so they can keep the memories alive for years to come.

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Genealogy Introduction - Researching Your Family Tree

Would you like to find your family roots? Who wouldn't? Well, that's what Genealogy can help you to do. It is not enough for some individuals to only know about themselves from the limited world they see The very idea that your ancestor may have been a famous person, perhaps even royalty, or someone who was a hero from the ancient past is an exciting adventure and can at times determine who a person turns out to be in life.

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Read This Before You Even Think About Starting a Scrapbooking Business - Important Tips Inside!

Scrapbooking is not as simple as some people make it out to be, especially if you plan on making money from it. When you start a scrapbooking business, keep in mind that the money will not start flowing in right from the start.

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Having a Scrapbooking Business is More Than Just a Hobby - Find Out More Inside

Even though a scrapbooking business may seem like no big deal to you or like it would not take a lot of effort, it is important that you change your mindset if you plan to have a successful scrapbooking business. To see what it takes to start your own scrapbooking business, click through to read more!

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Monday, June 15, 2009

Scrapbooking For Beginners - 3 Guidelines For an Easy Start

Scrapbooking is a creative and fun way to organize your pictures. I like to think of it as putting together images of your personal history for others to enjoy. So, put on your creative helmet, hat, or bonnet and get started!

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Scrapbook Paper Can Be a Good Release For Creativity

The overall ability to create something spectacular from nothing more than paper and glue is a great feeling. Being able to know that you have put your heart into your creation can really add to your overall enjoyment of scrapbooking. It is a way to let that creative side out of you and roam free with only your imagination to guide you.

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Sunday, June 14, 2009

Scrapbook Tools For Beginners and Professionals

As a scrapbooker there are a few tools that you should have to help you create the simplest to the most advanced scrapbook pages you have ever seen. In your basic bag you should have tools for journaling, adhering your pictures and elements, paper, embellishment and a cropping tool. As you become more vested in the scrapbooking craft you can add more advanced tools such as die cutting tools.

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Saturday, June 13, 2009

Why Do You Need Good Scrapbook Paper?

When you are scrapbooking, you are creating memories - keepsake memories - for generations to come. It is an art form that many people cannot do and so for the few of us that can, you need to pick the best quality out there and the best solution for you. For more on the kind of paper you should use, check out our article on the kind of scrapbook paper you should use.

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Friday, June 12, 2009

Scrapbook Adhesives For Sticking Your Pics

A scrapbooking supply in every paper crafters kit should be adhesive. More than one adhesive to be exact. The reason is that scrapbook adhesives are different that regular old office tape or school glue. They have archivers quality which means that meant to hold and protect your scrapbooks for many years to come. You should always check your adhesive to make sure that it is designed for scrapbooking, carry the endorsement for being archivers quality.

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Other Ways to Use Scrapbook Paper

There are so many ways to use scrapbook paper to enhance and add texture and dimension to your scrapbook pages and albums. We will try and cover some of the ways we have seen it being used, other than just a background. The first technique we have seen is tearing. This technique requires no tools and is very easy to do. Here are some of the ways you can tear and what it gives you. Tear toward you for a rough white edge, tear away from you for a rough edge without the white, use water to draw the design and to make tearing easier. You can crease the scrapbook paper with your nail and use your thumb to make more intricate tears

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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Digital Scrapbooking Business - A Whole World of Opportunities!

A digital scrapbooking business overcomes the one drawback of making a living from traditional scrapbooking, that of geographical reach. What I mean is, however successful your scrapbooking business is there's a limit to the distance you'll be prepared to travel to find new customers...

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Scrapbook Business - Opportunities to Suit You

Many people's first though for a scrapbook business, not surprisingly, is to be making scrapbooks for other people. Certainly it can be a great idea, but it's not the only way of turning your passion for scrapbooking into a way of making a living.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

How to Host a Scrapbook Crop - A Six Step Checklist For New Hostesses

Isn't it fun to go to a well-organised Scrapbook Crop? Don't you just wish there were more held in your area? It's so good to see like-minded friends and share ideas, a little food and some laughs. Wait! Why not host one in your own home?

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Cricut Expression Ideas

Having trouble coming up with your next scrapbooking project idea? Today, there are thousands and thousands of Cricut Expression Ideas to choose from. Whether you are looking for custom made shapes and designs or delicately made crafts and decorations, the Expressions cutting machine can provide you with what you need.

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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Scrapbooking Business - 5 Things You Must Have Online

These days your scrapbooking business is going to need to be on the internet. For traditional scrapbooking it's an important way of showing people what you can do and keeping in touch with your customers. It's difficult to imagine how you would run a digital scrapbooking business without some kind of site.

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Digital Scrapbooking Business - Going Beyond the Screen

A digital scrapbooking business certainly has a number of advantages over traditional scrapbooking in terms of ease of start-up and range of potential customers. After all, once you've got a site set up to spread the word about your work, and a few digital scrapbook samples to show, you could be pulling in clients from anywhere in the world!

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Monday, June 8, 2009

Digital Scrapbooking Business - Getting the Money!

A digital scrapbooking business requires little financial investment and if you're already a scrapper, probably little investment in time except perhaps for learning Photoshop Elements or other software. Setting up a blog to publicize your business is relatively simple so even if you're just getting started you can be fully operational in as little as a couple of weeks.

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Scrapbooking Business - The Next Big Thing - Get Paid to Scrapbook

Scrapbooking businesses are the next big thing, so congratulations to you for deciding to be a part of this new sensation! I have come up with some tips to aid you in your process to becoming a successful scrapbook artist. In order to be profitable in this area, you must think of where the market is, what people are interested in at the time....

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Sunday, June 7, 2009

Cricut Craft Ideas

Are you one of the many individuals around the globe who is proud to be known as a Cricut enthusiast? If you are, then you have probably encountered the problem that most arts and crafts fanatics do, that is: running out of Cricut Craft Ideas. Scrappers everywhere, that is scrapbook lovers everywhere, have this problem and eventually find themselves hitting a brick wall with ideas.

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Saturday, June 6, 2009

Explore Family Tree Scrapbooking - How to Put Together a Lasting Legacy

Ever wondered how you can keep all your family history artifacts alive, safe and well-organized? Ever wondered how to best present all the scattered bits and pieces that together form the patchwork of your family's past? Family tree scrapbooking is a great way to both present and preserve your ancestral memorabilia and family lore. It can work as a fulfilling hobby that will leave a legacy for the future generations. Here is what you need to know to successfully get started on this amazing journey.

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Friday, June 5, 2009

Digital Scrapbooking Business - 5 Minutes to Success!

If you are considering your own digital scrapbooking business as a way to get out of the rat race and make a good living working from home then I'm about to give you the 5 minute secret to your success. That's about how long it will take you to read this piece - possibly less - and in a nutshell it contains everything you need to know to take your scrapbook business to any level you like.

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Cards For the Scrapbooker

If you have gotten into the scrapbooking craze, you have most likely also decided to make a card that was created in this style. These cards can be beautiful and very interesting. Whenever you were finished with the card you may have been at somewhat of a road block. What can you put this card in now that it is done? May be you have some envelopes on hand. You may even have some interesting envelopes instead of the standard boring white ones. The great thing about not having any envelopes is that you have the perfect opportunity to be able to create something magnificent.

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Thursday, June 4, 2009

Digital Scrapbooking Business - Vital Tools of the Trade?

Your digital scrapbooking business has many advantages over traditional scrapbooking when you're just starting out, not least of which is the low investment required. For a start, you don't need a garage full of scrapbook supplies like papers, punches, stamps, ribbons, binders... the list can seem almost endless!

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Digital Scrapbooking Business - The Power of Freebies!

When you are setting up your digital scrapbooking business, using freebies can greatly increase your chances of drawing in the visitors. Digital scrapbook freebies often take the form of templates, backgrounds, embellishments or brushes - things which are used for creating digital scrapbooks - but that's only part of the story.

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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Digital Scrapbooking Business - You Need to Know Your S4H and S4O!

A digital scrapbooking business requires little investment, is relatively easy to learn and has huge income potential. The only area where things get a little tricky and where you need to be just a little bit cautious is when you're using other people's digital scrapbook templates or supplies because this is where you run into those dreaded copyright issues.

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Create a New Baby Scrapbook

Having a baby is one of the most exciting things that could ever happen in your life and one way to hold on to the memories of this wonderful time is by creating a new baby scrapbook. Scrapbooking is an amazing hobby that is growing in popularity all the time. There is no better way to preserve the memories created as your child grows.

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Scrapbooking More Than Just a Hobby - It's a Way of Life

My wife says to me on a regular basis, what do you think of this card or scrap book that I have made. I put my hands up and admit I usually say some words of contentment or say what she wants to hear. But I know that she will have spent a long time making the card or scrap book and it has been made with love and care and attention.

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Beyond Birthdays Cricut Cartridge - Good All Year Long

A cartridge is needed to be able to come up with cutouts when people use any of the Cricut cutting machines. The Beyond Birthdays cartridge is an example of a shape cartridge. Other types of cartridges include shape font cartridge, licensed cartridge, classmate cartridges and solutions cartridges. Most of the cartridges available from Cricut surrounds a particular theme made especially for a singular event. However, this cartridge gives the user a little taste of everything.

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Monday, June 1, 2009

Home Decor Cricut Cartridge - A Touch of Class

The Home Decor cartridge is an example of a shape cartridge that can be used with any of the cutting machines from Cricut. Most of these cartridges have a particular theme so that there would be a lot of options of designs for a desired project. Some cartridges on the other hand have a little bit of everything so they can be used for different occasions. The Home Decor cartridge focuses on the decorative aspect meaning it would be most useful for the final touches of a certain project.

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Accent Essentials Cricut Cartridge - Scrapbooking With Accents and Trimmings

Each of the Cricut cutting machines needs a cartridge to be able to come up with cutouts. A cartridge can either be a font cartridge or a shape cartridge. Choosing between the two is a matter of what the paper craft artist needs it for. Aside from the different kinds of cutouts, the size can also be further specified. This means that the artist already have multitudes of projects that can be done. The best thing is that there are so many kinds of cartridges with different themes for different projects and different occasions.

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